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A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY PAPER 2 QUESTIONS
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Give bone breason bwhy bschema's bare buseful? b- banswersWhen bwe're bin bunknown
bsituations bschemas bhelp bus bknow bhow bto bbehave. bSo bwhen bwe bdo bnot bknow
bwhat bto bdo bour bschema bfills bin bthe bgaps bfor bus band ballow bus bto bprocess
bsituations bbetter.
Give bone breason bwhy bschema's bare bnot buseful? b- banswersschemas bmay bexclude
binformation bwhich bdoesn't bconform bto bour bprior bexpectations. bAs ba bresult, bwe
bmay bform bstereotypes bwhich bare bdifficult bto bshift, beven bif bnew,disputing
binformation bis bpresented. bThis bmeans bwe bmay bnot bbe bprocessing bthe bworld
baround bus baccurately band bmay bmisjudge bor brepresent ba bperson bor bsituation.
Discuss bthe bdefense bmechanism bshown bby bJed? b- banswersDisplacement bis bwhen
bwe bredirect bour bhostile bfeelings bonto bsomething belse bbecause bit bis bnot
bappropriate bto bexpress btheir bfeeling btowards bthe bperson bor bobject bin bquestion.
bJed bcan't btake bhis bfrustration bout bon bhis bteacher, bwho bissued bthe bdetention band
bhe bdisplaced bhis bfeelings bby bkicking bthe blocker.
Outline bthe bkey bfeatures bof bthe bbehaviourist bapproach. bCompare bto bthe bbiological
bapproach, b
(A01 bBehaviourist) b- banswersThe bbehaviourist bapproach bsuggests bthat bthe bbasic
bprocesses bthat bgovern blearning bin ball bspecies bare bthe bsame. bWe blearn bthrough
btwo bconcepts: boperant bconditioning band bclassical bconditioning.
Outline bthe bkey bfeatures bof bthe bbehaviourist bapproach. bCompare bto bthe bbiological
bapproach, b(classical bconditioning) b- banswersThe bidea bof bclassical bconditioning
bwas bdeveloped bby bPavlov bwho bfound bthat bwe blearn bthrough bassociation. bHe
bfound bthat bit bwas bpossible bto bcondition bdogs bto bassociate bthe bsound bof ba bbell
bwith bfood. bThis bresulted bin bthe bdogs bproducing ba bsalivation bresponse bat bthe
bsound bof ba bbell beven bwhen bno bfood bwas bpresent. bPavlov bdemonstrated bthat
brepeated bexposure bto ban bevent bleads bto ba blearned band buncontrollable bbehaviour.
Outline bthe bkey bfeatures bof bthe bbehaviourist bapproach. bCompare bto bthe bbiological
bapproach, b(operant bconditioning) b- banswersSkinner bsuggested bbehaviour bresulted
bfrom blearning bthrough bthe bconsequences bof bour bactions. bHe bconducted bresearch
binto boperant bconditioning btheory busing brats, band bfound bthat bthree btypes bof
bconsequences bwill baffect bbehaviour: bpositive breinforcement binvolves brewarding ba
bbehaviour, bwhich bincreases bit bbeing brepeated; bnegative breinforcement binvolves
bremoving ban bunpleasant boutcome bto bincrease bit bbeing brepeated; bpunishment
binvolves badding ban bunpleasant boutcome,reducing bthe bbehaviour.
, Outline bthe bkey bfeatures bof bthe bbehaviourist bapproach. bCompare bto bthe bbiological
bapproach, b(similarity bto bbiological) b- banswersBoth bthe bbehaviourist bapproach band
bbiological bapproach bshare ba bsimilarity bin bbeing bdeterminist. bBoth bignore bthe
binfluence bthat bthe bperson bcan bhave band bwhether bthey bhave bfree bwill band bcan
bmake btheir bown bchoices bin bthese bdecisions.
Outline bthe bkey bfeatures bof bthe bbehaviourist bapproach. bCompare bto bthe bbiological
bapproach, b(difference) b- banswersHowever, bthey bdiffer bin bthat bthe bbehaviourist
bapproach bis benvironmentally bdeterminist bwhile bthe bbiological bapproach bis
bbiologically bdeterminist. bStating bthat bbehaviour bis bthe bproduct bof binternal bbiological
bfactors b(e.g. bgenes, bhormones, bneurotransmitters, betc.) bwhile bbehaviourists bargue
bthat bbehaviour bis bdetermined bby bthe benvironment band bis ba bproduct bof bstimulus-
response bassociations
Outline bthe bkey bfeatures bof bthe bbehaviourist bapproach. bCompare bto bthe bbiological
bapproach b(similarity) b- banswersBoth bapproaches btake ba bnomothetic bapproach
bwhen bstudying bhuman bbehaviour. bBoth binvestigate bbehaviour bto btry bto bcreate
buniversal blaws bthat bapply bto ball bhuman bbeings. bBiologists bargue bthat bthis bis
bpossible bbecause bhuman bbeings bshare bsimilar bphysiologies, band bbehaviourists
bargue bthat bthis bis bpossible bbecause ball bbehaviour bis bthe bresult bof blearning band
bstimulus-response bassociations. bTherefore, bthe baim bof bgenerating buniversal blaws
bthat bapply bto ball bhumans bis banother bsimilarity bbetween bthe bbehaviourist band
bbiological bapproaches.
Outline bthe bkey bfeatures bof bthe bbehaviourist bapproach. bCompare bto bthe bbiological
bapproach b(nature b+ bnurture) b- banswersthe bbehaviourist bapproach band bbiological
bapproach bare bdifferent bin btheir bposition bon bthe bnature-nurture bdebate.
bBehaviourist bviews brest bfirmly bon bthe bnurture bside bof bthe bdebate, band bthat
bhuman bbeings bare bblank bslates band bthat ball bbehaviour bis blearned. bBiological
bpsychologists bargue ba bnature-based bview bof bbehaviour. bThey bposit bthat bbehaviour
bis bthe bresult bof binnate bbiological bfactors b(e.g. bgenes, bhormones,
bneurotransmitters. betc.) band bis, btherefore, bthe bproduct bof bnature band bnot bnurture.
bTherefore, bdespite btheir bsimilarities bin bterms bof bdeterminism band btheir bapproach
bto binvestigation, bthe bbehaviourist band bbiological bapproaches bare bradically bdifferent
bin bterms bof btheir bposition bon bthe bnature-nurture bdebate.
Name ba bdifference bbetween bsomatic bnervous bsystem band bautonomic bnervous
bsystem? b- banswersThe bsomatic bnervous bsystem bfacilitates bcommunication
bbetween bthe bcentral bnervous bsystem band bthe boutside bworld, bwhereas bthe
bautonomic bnervous bsystem bplays ban bimportant brole bin bmaintaining binternal
bprocesses blike bbody btemperature.
Label bthe bpicture bof bthe bdiagram bto bshow bwhich bneuron bwent bwhere b- banswersA
b= bSensory
B b= bRelay b
bC b= bMotor
A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY PAPER 2 QUESTIONS
AND
Give bone breason bwhy bschema's bare buseful? b- banswersWhen bwe're bin bunknown
bsituations bschemas bhelp bus bknow bhow bto bbehave. bSo bwhen bwe bdo bnot bknow
bwhat bto bdo bour bschema bfills bin bthe bgaps bfor bus band ballow bus bto bprocess
bsituations bbetter.
Give bone breason bwhy bschema's bare bnot buseful? b- banswersschemas bmay bexclude
binformation bwhich bdoesn't bconform bto bour bprior bexpectations. bAs ba bresult, bwe
bmay bform bstereotypes bwhich bare bdifficult bto bshift, beven bif bnew,disputing
binformation bis bpresented. bThis bmeans bwe bmay bnot bbe bprocessing bthe bworld
baround bus baccurately band bmay bmisjudge bor brepresent ba bperson bor bsituation.
Discuss bthe bdefense bmechanism bshown bby bJed? b- banswersDisplacement bis bwhen
bwe bredirect bour bhostile bfeelings bonto bsomething belse bbecause bit bis bnot
bappropriate bto bexpress btheir bfeeling btowards bthe bperson bor bobject bin bquestion.
bJed bcan't btake bhis bfrustration bout bon bhis bteacher, bwho bissued bthe bdetention band
bhe bdisplaced bhis bfeelings bby bkicking bthe blocker.
Outline bthe bkey bfeatures bof bthe bbehaviourist bapproach. bCompare bto bthe bbiological
bapproach, b
(A01 bBehaviourist) b- banswersThe bbehaviourist bapproach bsuggests bthat bthe bbasic
bprocesses bthat bgovern blearning bin ball bspecies bare bthe bsame. bWe blearn bthrough
btwo bconcepts: boperant bconditioning band bclassical bconditioning.
Outline bthe bkey bfeatures bof bthe bbehaviourist bapproach. bCompare bto bthe bbiological
bapproach, b(classical bconditioning) b- banswersThe bidea bof bclassical bconditioning
bwas bdeveloped bby bPavlov bwho bfound bthat bwe blearn bthrough bassociation. bHe
bfound bthat bit bwas bpossible bto bcondition bdogs bto bassociate bthe bsound bof ba bbell
bwith bfood. bThis bresulted bin bthe bdogs bproducing ba bsalivation bresponse bat bthe
bsound bof ba bbell beven bwhen bno bfood bwas bpresent. bPavlov bdemonstrated bthat
brepeated bexposure bto ban bevent bleads bto ba blearned band buncontrollable bbehaviour.
Outline bthe bkey bfeatures bof bthe bbehaviourist bapproach. bCompare bto bthe bbiological
bapproach, b(operant bconditioning) b- banswersSkinner bsuggested bbehaviour bresulted
bfrom blearning bthrough bthe bconsequences bof bour bactions. bHe bconducted bresearch
binto boperant bconditioning btheory busing brats, band bfound bthat bthree btypes bof
bconsequences bwill baffect bbehaviour: bpositive breinforcement binvolves brewarding ba
bbehaviour, bwhich bincreases bit bbeing brepeated; bnegative breinforcement binvolves
bremoving ban bunpleasant boutcome bto bincrease bit bbeing brepeated; bpunishment
binvolves badding ban bunpleasant boutcome,reducing bthe bbehaviour.
, Outline bthe bkey bfeatures bof bthe bbehaviourist bapproach. bCompare bto bthe bbiological
bapproach, b(similarity bto bbiological) b- banswersBoth bthe bbehaviourist bapproach band
bbiological bapproach bshare ba bsimilarity bin bbeing bdeterminist. bBoth bignore bthe
binfluence bthat bthe bperson bcan bhave band bwhether bthey bhave bfree bwill band bcan
bmake btheir bown bchoices bin bthese bdecisions.
Outline bthe bkey bfeatures bof bthe bbehaviourist bapproach. bCompare bto bthe bbiological
bapproach, b(difference) b- banswersHowever, bthey bdiffer bin bthat bthe bbehaviourist
bapproach bis benvironmentally bdeterminist bwhile bthe bbiological bapproach bis
bbiologically bdeterminist. bStating bthat bbehaviour bis bthe bproduct bof binternal bbiological
bfactors b(e.g. bgenes, bhormones, bneurotransmitters, betc.) bwhile bbehaviourists bargue
bthat bbehaviour bis bdetermined bby bthe benvironment band bis ba bproduct bof bstimulus-
response bassociations
Outline bthe bkey bfeatures bof bthe bbehaviourist bapproach. bCompare bto bthe bbiological
bapproach b(similarity) b- banswersBoth bapproaches btake ba bnomothetic bapproach
bwhen bstudying bhuman bbehaviour. bBoth binvestigate bbehaviour bto btry bto bcreate
buniversal blaws bthat bapply bto ball bhuman bbeings. bBiologists bargue bthat bthis bis
bpossible bbecause bhuman bbeings bshare bsimilar bphysiologies, band bbehaviourists
bargue bthat bthis bis bpossible bbecause ball bbehaviour bis bthe bresult bof blearning band
bstimulus-response bassociations. bTherefore, bthe baim bof bgenerating buniversal blaws
bthat bapply bto ball bhumans bis banother bsimilarity bbetween bthe bbehaviourist band
bbiological bapproaches.
Outline bthe bkey bfeatures bof bthe bbehaviourist bapproach. bCompare bto bthe bbiological
bapproach b(nature b+ bnurture) b- banswersthe bbehaviourist bapproach band bbiological
bapproach bare bdifferent bin btheir bposition bon bthe bnature-nurture bdebate.
bBehaviourist bviews brest bfirmly bon bthe bnurture bside bof bthe bdebate, band bthat
bhuman bbeings bare bblank bslates band bthat ball bbehaviour bis blearned. bBiological
bpsychologists bargue ba bnature-based bview bof bbehaviour. bThey bposit bthat bbehaviour
bis bthe bresult bof binnate bbiological bfactors b(e.g. bgenes, bhormones,
bneurotransmitters. betc.) band bis, btherefore, bthe bproduct bof bnature band bnot bnurture.
bTherefore, bdespite btheir bsimilarities bin bterms bof bdeterminism band btheir bapproach
bto binvestigation, bthe bbehaviourist band bbiological bapproaches bare bradically bdifferent
bin bterms bof btheir bposition bon bthe bnature-nurture bdebate.
Name ba bdifference bbetween bsomatic bnervous bsystem band bautonomic bnervous
bsystem? b- banswersThe bsomatic bnervous bsystem bfacilitates bcommunication
bbetween bthe bcentral bnervous bsystem band bthe boutside bworld, bwhereas bthe
bautonomic bnervous bsystem bplays ban bimportant brole bin bmaintaining binternal
bprocesses blike bbody btemperature.
Label bthe bpicture bof bthe bdiagram bto bshow bwhich bneuron bwent bwhere b- banswersA
b= bSensory
B b= bRelay b
bC b= bMotor
